All English words - page 6174

verb

Place or arrange (things) in a straight line.

Usage examples:

The desks are aligned in straight rows facing forwards

verb

To put two or more things into a straight line

Usage examples:

You need to align the numbers properly in a column., fig. business leaders are aligned with (= agre…

verb

To change something so that it has a correct relationship to something else

Usage examples:

Later this year, the company will introduce a price platform for its home insurance contracts, and …

verb

Turn from liquid into vapour.

Usage examples:

Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated

noun

In plural. minute spherical crystals occurring in vitreous rock or other materials, developed during the process of devitrification.

adjective

Involving hard work and struggle.

Usage examples:

The film recounts a year in the hardscrabble life of a tenant farmer

adjective

Hardscrabble land or soil is not suitable for growing grass, plants, or crops

Usage examples:

The neighbourhood was dotted with asphalt lots and hardscrabble fields on which the local children …

adjective

Going up, increasing, or sloping upward.

Usage examples:

The rising temperature

noun

An armed protest against authority; a revolt.

Usage examples:

The warsaw rising of 1944

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Usage examples:

The tiny aircraft rose from the ground